to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to be needed; to be wanted
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
instead; but (on the other hand)
womanly; ladylike; feminine
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
one end; an end; part; fragment
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to be jealous; to be envious
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper